Network Management

Orion agent configuration on Linux

This article describes how to configure a Linux agent after it has been deployed using the Manual Pull Or Push method.

First published date

11/29/2018 10:40 PM

Last published date

4/22/2022 2:05 PM

Overview

This article describes how to configure a Linux agent after it is deployed using either Manual Pull Or Push method.

Product section

Orion Platform

Resolution

 
  1. Configure the agent.
    1. Ensure that you have sudo rights.
    2. Open a command prompt.
    3. Execute: 
      service swiagentd init
      The Linux Agent configuration settings display on-screen. 
  2. Enter the IP address, hostname, or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Orion Platform server or Additional Polling Engine (option 2).
  3. Enter your Orion administrator or equivalent credentials you use to log in to the Orion web interface (options 4 and 5).
  4. Save your changes and exit (option 7).
    The agent is registered with the Orion Platform server. The agent begins to manage the server as a node.

See Linux Agent Deployment on THWACK for detailed deployment methods and configuration options.